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Django model auditing

Jan. 21, 2015 » /var/ - django » [Archived Version]

Model auditing (who-did-what) with Django

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How working remotely helped me better understand the codebase

Oct. 26, 2014 » Anže’s Blog » [Archived Version]

Last Friday a coworker asked me how was I able to grasp the complexity of our project so quickly, while he’s been struggling with it for months. I never gave it much thought, but it was true. I went from novice to pro faster than any other dev that joined the team. This even went so far that the CEO started calling me ‘star developer’. At first I fought they were all mocking me, but later I came to realize they were honestly impressed by the progress I’ve made.

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Django 1.7: Database Migrations done right

Sept. 16, 2014 » Markus Holtermann » [Archived Version]

About two weeks ago Django 1.7 was released with a lot of new and shiny features, such the App Loading Refactoring, Custom Lookups, the Checks Framework the buildin Migration support and many more. The release notes are the longest in Django’s history and span approx. 1,800 lines.

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Django 1.7: Database Migrations done right

Sept. 16, 2014 » Markus Holtermann » [Archived Version]

About two weeks ago Django 1.7 was released with a lot of new and shiny features, such the App Loading Refactoring, Custom Lookups, the Checks Framework the buildin Migration support and many more. The release notes are the longest in Django’s history and span approx. 1,800 lines.

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Django non-HTML responses

Sept. 15, 2014 » /var/ - django » [Archived Version]

Implementing non-HTML (for instance CSV, XSL, etc) responses with Django and Class Based Views

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Django file and memory mail back-end for tests

Sept. 14, 2014 » Markus Holtermann » [Archived Version]

Whenever you write unit or integration tests for your Django application that involves sending mails, you end up with the LocMem mail back-end as a default set by Django during test setup. However, if you want to have a look at all the mails that have been sent, you are probably going to choose the File mail back-end.

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Django file and memory mail back-end for tests

Sept. 14, 2014 » Markus Holtermann » [Archived Version]

Whenever you write unit or integration tests for your Django application that involves sending mails, you end up with the LocMem mail back-end as a default set by Django during test setup. However, if you want to have a look at all the mails that have been sent, you are probably going to choose the File mail back-end.

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The conference island — DjangoCon Europe 2014

June 4, 2014 » Markus Holtermann » [Archived Version]

About a month ago, I attended DjangoCon Europe on the Île des Embiez, a small island between Toulon and Marseille. After an incredible circus edition 2013 in Warsaw, this year’s organizers stepped up to the plate to host another amazing conference.

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The conference island — DjangoCon Europe 2014

June 4, 2014 » Markus Holtermann » [Archived Version]

About a month ago, I attended DjangoCon Europe on the Île des Embiez, a small island between Toulon and Marseille. After an incredible circus edition 2013 in Warsaw, this year’s organizers stepped up to the plate to host another amazing conference.

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Django generic FormViews for objects

April 11, 2014 » /var/ - django » [Archived Version]

An implementation & discussion of generic FormViews for acting on model instances

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